Council social services bosses have been criticised by a family court judge who questioned whether guidelines were followed in a case involving a mother of three who has learning disabilities.
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A grandmother would not have been murdered if mental health staff had assessed the danger posed by a mentally ill woman properly, a coroner has concluded. Paranoid schizophrenic Nicola Edgington
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Millions of pensioners feel they have no-one to turn to for help and support, a charity has warned. Age UK estimates that 2.65 million people over the age of 65
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A committee of MPs has called for an urgent reassessment of the Government’s benefit sanctions regime, warning that the current system appears to be “pointlessly cruel” to some claimants. The
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There is a “credible risk of service disruption” at one of the biggest home care providers in England, inspectors have warned. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has raised concerns that
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Labour has attacked Bedlam-like conditions for people with learning disabilities. Shadow health minister Barbara Keeley said the current situation was “nothing short of a national scandal” with patients being treated
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People with learning disabilities will die 15-20 years sooner on average than the general population, resulting in 1,200 premature deaths every year, a report has warned. The University College London
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A mentally ill woman warned she could kill someone to get admitted to hospital hours before she murdered a grandmother, an inquest has heard. Nicola Edgington (pictured) was taken by
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More Scots are being forced to ask for emergency aid to help with the cost of feeding their families and heating their homes, with six council areas across the country
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Plans have been announced for a new £950,000 centre to enable children and vulnerable adults to give evidence without attending court. The new centre will mean more of these witnesses
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